palani
2nd December 2012, 07:21 AM
Obama occupies two offices at this time: president-elect and president. By this commentary while in the office of president-elect the 20th amendment provides for his qualifications to be challenged. Get your writs of mandamus sent soon or forget about it.
http://adask.wordpress.com/2012/12/02/obamas-eligibility-4/#more-17522
Between November 6th, A.D. 2012 (the date of our most recent presidential election) and January 21st, A.D. 2013 (the date of the next President’s inauguration), Barack H. Obama holds two offices. During this 75-day period, Mr. Obama is both:
1) the President of the United States (serving from January, A.D. 2009 through January 21st, A.D. 2013); and,
2) the “President elect” (who will be inaugurated on January 21st, A.D. 2013 to begin his next, four year term of office.)
The 75-day period between the election and the inauguration allows for a fairly smooth transition whenever a current President is replaced by a newly-elected President.
• The 20th Amendment to The Constitution of the United States was adopted on February 6th, A.D. 1933. Section 3 of that Amendment refers to the office of “President elect”:
“If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President. If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a Vice President elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified.”
More at the url given.
http://adask.wordpress.com/2012/12/02/obamas-eligibility-4/#more-17522
Between November 6th, A.D. 2012 (the date of our most recent presidential election) and January 21st, A.D. 2013 (the date of the next President’s inauguration), Barack H. Obama holds two offices. During this 75-day period, Mr. Obama is both:
1) the President of the United States (serving from January, A.D. 2009 through January 21st, A.D. 2013); and,
2) the “President elect” (who will be inaugurated on January 21st, A.D. 2013 to begin his next, four year term of office.)
The 75-day period between the election and the inauguration allows for a fairly smooth transition whenever a current President is replaced by a newly-elected President.
• The 20th Amendment to The Constitution of the United States was adopted on February 6th, A.D. 1933. Section 3 of that Amendment refers to the office of “President elect”:
“If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President. If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a Vice President elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified.”
More at the url given.